A Theory of Employment Systems considers why there are such great international differences in the way employment … out by 'globalization', it sets out from the theory of the firm first developed by Coase and Simon, and explains why firms … and workers should use the employment relationship as the basis for their economic cooperation. The originality of the …

1. Employment Relations in Outsourced Public Services: Working Between Market and State -- Part I. The Case of Italy …-controlled Dualisation between Public and Private Employment: Implications for Labour and Employment Relations -- Part II. The Case of …. Market-embedding and Inclusion: Implications for Labour and Employment Relations -- Part III. The Case of Britain -- 6. The …